Former LSU defensive back Greg Brooks Jr. has filed a lawsuit against LSU and Our Lady of the Lake hospital, alleging negligence in the treatment of a brain tumor that ended his football career. Legal Analyst Franz Borghardt says it is too soon to tell if this is medical negligence.

Cut 6 (12) “…substantiate that or not.”

There will soon be an app near Baton Rouge to notify drivers of oncoming pursuits. The town council in Brusly (BROO-lee) has accepted a donation to launch an app to notify drivers of an oncoming pursuit. Jason Gill, whose daughter was killed in a pursuit-related crash almost two years ago, says real-time notification can mean the difference between life and death.

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October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. Last evening, families, friends, and healthcare providers gathered to honor the young lives. Colleen Crain has the story.

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An 11-year-old boy is killed in an ATV crash in Calcasieu Parish. Deputies say he and another juvenile were operating the ATV when it tipped over. The boy, who was a passenger, died from his injuries; the driver was not hurt. Investigators say foul play is not a factor, and the death has been ruled accidental.

The southern half of the state is under a Red Flag warning, which means conditions are conducive for rapid spread of wild fires, so outdoor burning is not advised. LRN Meteorologist Bill Jacquemin says the ground is dry and it will be breezy today…

Cut 21 (08) “…fire dangers today”

And the forecast calls for the dry weather to continue for the next week.

The Brusly Town Council votes to adopt digital siren technology. Through an app, drivers and pedestrians receive an alert when a police chase is nearby or could be coming through the area. It’s in response to a New Year’s eve crash involving a police cruiser that killed two teenage girls on New Year’s Eve 2022. The father of one of the victims, Jason Gill, hopes to implement this technology nationwide…

Cut 15 (07) “…push that through”

U-S Senator Bill Cassidy is holding a Louisiana Energy Security Summit in Baton Rouge today. Cassidy says more than 280 people have registered for the daylong event…

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Cassidy says during the summit they’ll discuss unfair trade practices, carbon capture and state exports.

October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. In 2021, the CDC reported just under 20,000 deaths of children under a year old…

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That’s Whitney Craig, Manager of Social Services at Woman’s Hospital in Baton Rouge. Craig says they held a Wave of Light ceremony yesterday to remember all the babies that have died too soon.

Warning drivers of an oncoming polic pursuit – there will soon be an app for that. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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The St. Martin Parish Sheriff’s office has charged a Breaux Bridge man with 59 counts of trafficking of children for sexual purposes. Investigators say 32-year-old Javien Demouchet was soliciting minors for sex in exchange for money and or gifts. The arrest stems from one juvenile victim.

Senator Bill Cassidy is hosting a Louisiana Energy Security Summit today in Baton Rouge. Cassidy says among the purposes of the summit is devising strategies for advancing energy security in a changing global landscape.

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Cassidy says China is exploiting lax environmental standards which is allowing them to increase its energy production taking jobs away from the United States.

Former LSU defensive back Greg Brooks Jr. has filed a lawsuit against LSU and Our Lady of the Lake hospital, alleging negligence in the treatment of a brain tumor that’s left him unable to walk and talk. The lawsuit claims that Brooks was left “permanently disabled” after surgery to remove the tumor. Legal Analyst Franz Borghardt calls it a “kitchen sink” lawsuit…

Cut 4 (05) “…it has legs.”

The lawsuit alleges LSU failed to recognize the serious health condition in a timely manner and the surgeon who performed the surgery was not qualified. Our Lady of the Lake defended its quality of care in a statement.

U-S Senator Bill Cassidy is hosting an Energy Security Summit in Baton Rouge today. The state’s senior senator says part of the focus of the daylong event is to discuss how to keep energy jobs in Louisiana…

Cut 8 (11) “….go there too”

According to the Clean Energy Business Network, the event will examine how the U-S can maximize its carbon advantage by integrating advanced technologies, fostering public-private partnerships and addressing the decarbonizing the U-S economy.

October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month and every October 15^th families, communities, and health care providers gather for Global Wave of Light events. Woman’s Hospital in Baton Rouge held their event last evening. Manager of Social Services, Whitney Craig says families had an opportunity to learn about available resources but most importantly, honor the little lives.

Cut 10 (10) “…light candles.”

Former LSU defensive back Greg Brooks Jr  is suing LSU and Our Lady of the Lake hospital, alleging negligence in the treatment of a brain tumor that has left him unable to walk or talk. Sean Richardson has more..

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Tough loss for Louisiana Tech football last night as the Bulldogs had a chance to win in the final seconds of regulation, but New Mexico State blocked a 27-yard field goal and the Aggies went on to win 33 to 30 in double overtime. Tech drops to two and four on the season.

Former LSU defensive back Greg Brooks Jr, who is now disabled, has filed a lawsuit against LSU and Our Lady of the Lake hospital, alleging negligence in the treatment of a brain tumor that ended his football career. Sean Richardson has more..

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October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. Last evening, families, friends, and healthcare providers gathered to honor the young lives. Colleen Crain has the story.

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Warning drivers of an oncoming pursuit – there will soon be an app for that. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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Former LSU defensive back Greg Brooks Jr. has filed a lawsuit against LSU and Our Lady of the Lake hospital, alleging negligence in the treatment of a brain tumor that ended his football career. The lawsuit claims that Brooks was left “permanently disabled” after surgery to remove the tumor. Legal Analyst Franz Borghardt says it’s a “kitchen sink” lawsuit…

Cut 4 (05) “…it has legs.”

Before the tumor’s discovery, Brooks experienced symptoms, including dizziness, and the lawsuit alleges that LSU’s training staff delayed recommending him to a neurological specialist. LSU coach Brian Kelly is named as a defendant in the lawsuit. Borghardt says the suit claims the coaching staff pressured him to continue practicing, threatening his starting position.

Cut 5 (10) “…evaluations by the team.”

Brooks is now unable to walk and struggles to speak, requiring lifelong care, according to his attorneys. LSU, while not commenting on the litigation, expressed support for Brooks as he undergoes rehabilitation. Our Lady of the Lake also declined to comment on specific details but defended the quality of its care, emphasizing its experienced neurosurgical team. Borghardt says it is too soon to tell if this is medical negligence.

Cut 6 (12) “…substantiate that or not.”

Brooks transferred to LSU in 2022 after playing for Arkansas and appeared in two games during the 2023 season before the tumor was discovered. Both LSU and the hospital expressed their continued prayers for Brooks’ recovery.

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Senator Bill Cassidy is hosting his Louisiana Energy Security Summit today in Baton Rouge. Senator Cassidy says among the purposes of the summit is devising strategies for advancing energy security in a changing global landscape.

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Cassidy says the summit will also focus on ways to keep energy jobs in Louisiana to ensure a prosperous future for the state.

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More than 280 people have registered for the summit.

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The summit goes from nine a-m to four p-m at the Louisiana State Museum in Baton Rouge.

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October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month and every October 15^th families, communities, and health care providers gather for Global Wave of Light events. Woman’s Hospital in Baton Rouge held their event last evening. Manager of Social Services, Whitney Craig says families had an opportunity to learn about available resources but most importantly, honor the little lives.

Cut 10 (10) “…light candles.”

Craig says events that bring people together are important because the unimaginable pain of infant and pregnancy loss is more common than we may realize. In 2021, the CDC reported just under 20,000 deaths of children under a year old…

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Craig says, during the Global Wave of Light candlelight vigil, families, friends, and healthcare workers who cared for the families were able to walk the Harris Walking Trail at Woman’s Hospital together.

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Notification of high-speed police pursuits? In one community near Baton Rouge, there will soon be an app for that. The town council in Brusly (BROO-lee) has accepted a donation to launch an app to notify drivers of an oncoming pursuit. This comes following the New Year’s Eve 2022 deaths of two Brusly High cheerleaders, Caroline Gill and Maggie Dunn, who were hit by a police officer who ran a red light during a pursuit. Caroline’s father, Jason Gill, who runs the Carolina Grace Gill Foundation, says this is an example of using modern technology to keep people safe.

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Gill says that real-time notification can mean the difference between life and death in these pursuits.

Cut 14 (08) “…off you’ll be.”

Gill was instrumental in getting the Brusly Town Council to implement this technology, and he says he’s pushing for implementation at other levels, including other cities, parishes and the state as a whole – and he’s not stopping there.

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But for now, the Town of Brusly will install tracking software in nine patrol vehicles as part of the rollout of the technology there. As for the chase that resulted in the girls’ deaths, the former police officer, David Cauthron, is currently serving a 32-year prison sentence with 22 years suspended. The suspect Cauthron had been pursuing, Tyquel Zanders, is also charged; his case is still pending.

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Saints rookie quarterback Spencer Rattler is set to make his second NFL start tomorrow night when New Orleans hosts the Broncos. Rattler threw for 243 yards and a touchdown in Sunday’s loss to Tampa Bay. But he was also intercepted twice and sacked five times. Rattler is glad the first game is out of the way….

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Broncos coach Sean Payton will make his return to the Superdome. He was the head coach in New Orleans for 15 seasons, guiding the franchise to its lone Super Bowl victory. Payton says his focus is on winning the game…

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The LSU Tigers and Arkansas Razorbacks resume their rivalry on Saturday night in Fayetteville. The last four games have been decided by three points or less and Hogs head coach Sam Pittman is expecting another close game…

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Arkansas’ quarterback Taylen Green is six-foot-six and he’s thrown for 15-hundred yards. LSU Coach Brian Kelly says Green can run it too…

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Flu season is off to a slower-than-usual start. Ochsner Family Medicine Physician Dr. Whitney Hardy says it’s still very important for people to get vaccinated, particularly people like the elderly, young children, and those with weakened immune systems.

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Ochsner Clinics in New Orleans will be holding drive-thru and walk-up fairs this Saturday.

Detectives with St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Major Crime Unit are investigating a deadly shooting outside a Slidell-area business.  67-year-old Dennis Knecht and 64-year-old Cynthia Knecht were killed. Lieutenant Suzanne Carboni says there is no danger to the public…

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This is an ongoing investigation.

The state is ordering a Lafayette-based roofing company to stop acting as public adjusters. Sean Richardson reports.

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When the LSU Board of Supervisors voted last week to change its bylaws to allow its chairman to make appointments to any search committee in the system, it may have violated the state’s open meetings law. The Louisiana Illuminator reports the notice for the meeting only stated that the group would discuss “bylaw review,” and an attorney says the vague nature of that wording may violate the open meetings law.

Detectives with St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Major Crime Unit are investigating a shooting that occurred Monday afternoon outside a Slidell-area business.  STPSO Lt. Suzanne Carboni…

Cut 12 (09) “…outside a store.”

Deputies found 67-year0old Dennis Knecht was pronounced dead at the scene.  64-year-old Cynthia Knecht was transported by emergency medical personnel to a local hospital, where she succumbed to her injuries.

A Lafayette roofing company is accused of defrauding insurance companies. Nathan Strebeck with the state office of insurance fraud says Zac Moore and Roofing Guys LLC have allegedly been going to people’s homes telling them that they needed a new roof, when they didn’t. Inspectors found  that the damage to these roofs was man-made and led to a roof replacement costing 27-thousand dollars. Strebeck says one big takeaway from all this is for homeowners to tell roofing companies, “don’t call us, we’ll call you.”

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Furthermore, Strebeck stresses that roofing companies are not insurance experts.

The good news: layoffs appear to be subsiding. The bad news: so has hiring. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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The 2024 flu season is off to a slower-than-usual start, with early data suggesting similar flu activity levels than previous years. Ochsner Medical Family Medicine Physician Dr. Whitney Hardy says this is due to various factors, including widespread vaccination campaigns

Cut 9 (13) “…too late.”

A Lafayette roofing company accused of defrauding insurance companies is ordered to stop acting as a public adjuster. Nathan Strebeck with the state office of insurance fraud says Zac Moore and Roofing Guys LLC would allegedly go to people’s homes uninvited and tell them that they needed a new roof, when in fact they didn’t.

Cut 6 (13) “…in fact man-made.”

A forensic engineering company confirmed the inspector’s findings that the damage was man-made

Today is the last day to register to vote online using the GeauxVote Online Registration system.  This deadline is for residents who have never registered to vote or voters who would like to make changes to their registration.  Early voting for the Nov. 5 Presidential Election will take place Oct. 18 through Oct 29, from 8:30 am to 6 pm excluding Sundays.

Layoffs are at their lowest level since the pandemic, but the hiring are also at their lowest rate in more than a decade. U-N-O professor of business economics Mark Rosa says the financial sector has undergone much consolidation.

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The 2024 flu season is off to a slower-than-usual start. Ochsner Medical Family Medicine Physician Dr. Whitney Hardy says this is due to various factors, including widespread vaccination campaigns

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The CDC continues to monitor flu trends closely as the season progresses.